we set expectations below normal seasonal guidance out of respect for that environment. and what really happened, the sequential story is very, very strong. the numbers you talked about t even organically speaking, we included some m&a, but t even organically speaking, we were ahead of normal expectations, particularly i.t. business. and what i would tell you is there was certainly a factor of that delay and deferral we talked about in september that actually came in strong in december. >> well, look, you go over the conference calls pretty extraordinary. you talk about europe. you say a lot of it's eastern europe, uk and germany. i mean, there had been weak demand for two years, but demand grew 20%? how is that possible? >> no, it was somewhat aided by a recent acquisition we closed early in the quarter overall. what i would tell you is on an organic basis, our european computer business is still down double digits year-on-year, though. >> that's fair, but you did say positive things about how this month's going. for your company and also that inventory's low, which i t